List of tallest buildings in Tysons, Virginia

[2] Tysons itself was a rural crossroads community until 1961, when the Central Intelligence Agency completed its headquarters in nearby Langley.

[5] In 1962, real estate developer WestGroup received county approval to build its WestGate and WestPark office parks in Tysons which were among the first in the area.

[5] That same year, the county also approved plans for Lerner Enterprises to build the Tysons Corner Center shopping mall, which subsequently opened in 1968.

[7] In June 2010, the Fairfax County supervisors authorized a plan to transform Tysons from an automobile-dependent suburb into a "walkable city.

"[8] By 2011, Tysons had 26,700,000 square feet (2,480,000 m2) of office space; higher than the metropolitan areas of San Antonio, Texas and Jacksonville, Florida.